blow; shock; strike; batting
already; now; no longer; not any more
the place for; the time for; the level of
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
loyal retainer; loyal subject
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
planning; plan; project; arrangements
ongoing; in progress; afoot
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
function; facility; faculty; feature
(Japanese) feature phone (as opposed to a smartphone); mobile phone designed for the Japanese market (with specialized features only available in Japan)
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
convenience; handiness; usefulness
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
proofreading; calibration
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
author; writer; novelist; artist